The live virus in the smallpox vaccine boosts the activity of cancer-killing immune cells for hard-to-treat tumors. Drug Discovery News
Tag: immunology
Better rabies treatments bite back
Symptomatic rabies has no cure, but recent advances in rabies structural biology and antibody cocktails point to better treatments on … More
Origami vaccines fold up to fight cancer
As self-assembling structures, DNA and RNA origami vaccines hold vaccine components in precise numbers and arrangements to help the immune … More
A nasal algae vaccine against malaria
Mice vaccinated with spirulina expressing a malaria parasite protein were protected from infection, setting the stage for future clinical trials. … More
Glass T cells kill cancer in living color
With videos of dramatic cancer cell deaths and unflagging T cell attacks, Alex Ritter studies how immune cells and tumors … More
Predicting immune responses to vaccination
Armed with a machine learning and systems biology approach, John Tsang studies how past infections and vaccinations shape an individual’s … More
Ultra-rare childhood fevers are no match for this scientist
Recurrent high fevers in children are always worrying, but by studying patient cells, immunologist Lori Broderick hopes to reveal the … More
Space alters an astronaut’s immune system
From microgravity to radiation, space wreaks havoc on astronauts’ immune systems, potentially putting them at risk of infection from microbes … More
Stephanie DeMarco -- Science Writer 